Has a woman ever invented/discovered anything important?

el diablo

Besides Marion Donovan "inventing" the disposable diaper in 1946.

El Weirdo

*gets popcorn

Poor Craythur

Meh, probably not.

Celly Smunt

the art of sandwich perfection

phosphate

Marie Curie discovered polonium and radium. handy for assassinations.

Lemsiper

Mary The Jewess discovered HCl.

christmas2010

Marie Curie

rednik

The headache.

sunflower27

In the words of the dog in the Churchill ads... Ooooooooh yeeeeeeees

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0906931.html

Quiet you

Eh, Marie Curie? She even got a Nobel prize.

Edit: Beaten to the punch. Also, my msitake. She won two. Physics and chemistry.

KeithM89_old

A women invented the dishwasher.
Lazy bitch.

Poor Craythur

Deleted, nevermind.

Captain_Generic

She discovered the kitchen, the rest is history and sandwiches

liah

1715
Sybilla Masters became the first American women inventor in recorded history, though in accordance with the laws of the time, her patent for "Cleansing Curing and Refining of Indian Corn Growing in the Plantations" was issued in her husband Thomas’ name by the British courts. Her husband was issued a second patent for another of her inventions, entitled "Working and Weaving in a New Method, Palmetta Chip and Straw for Hats and Bonnets and other Improvements of that Ware."

1870
Martha Knight patents a machine to produce flat-bottomed paper bags. She also becomes the first woman in the United States to fight and win a patent suit, when she defended her patent against a man who had stolen her design and filed for his own patent on it. He claimed a woman couldn’t possibly have the mechanical knowledge needed to invent such a complex machine, but Knight was able to back up her claim. After her success, she went on to develop and patent several other machines, including rotary machines and automatic tools.

1885
Sarah E. Goode, born a slave in 1850, obtains the first patent by an African American woman inventor for her folding cabinet bed, a space-saver that when folded up could be used as a desk, complete with compartments for stationery and writing supplies.

1889
Josephine Garis Cochran, of Shelbyville, Illinois, invents the first working automatic dishwasher. Her invention was first shown at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, Illinois, and eventually went on to become associated with the KitchenAid company.

1903
Mary Anderson, of Alabama, invents the windshield wiper. Patented in 1905, windshield wipers became standard equipment on cars a decade later.

Scientist Marie Curie is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for her discovery of the radioactive elements radium and polonium. She is awarded the Nobel Price for Chemistry in 1911, making her the first person to win two Nobel prizes.

1914
Mary Phelps Jacob invents the modern bra. She was inspired to fashion a comfortable upper-body undergarment after becoming fed up with restrictive corsets. Her brassiere, made from two silk handkerchiefs and a ribbon, became so popular that after she patented the invention, she went on to sell it to the Warner Corset Company.

1941
The actress Hedy Lamarr invents (along with George Anthiel) a "Secret Communications System" to help combat the Nazi in World War II.

1950
Marion Donovan invents the disposable diaper. When established manufacturers show little interest in this invention, she starts her own company, Donovan Enterprises, which she sells along with her diaper patent to Keko Corporation in 1951 for one million dollars.

1951
Bette Nesmith invents Liquid Paper, a quick-drying white liquid painted onto paper to correct mistakes. She was a secretary in Texas when she hit upon her invention, which became so successful it grew into the Liquid Paper Company. (Fun fact: Her son, Michael Nesmith, grew up to be a member of the 1960s rock group the Monkees.)

1952
Mathematician and U.S. naval officer Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper invents the computer compiler, which revolutionized computer programming. She and her team also developed the first user-friendly business computer programming language, COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language).

1964
Chemist Stephanie Louise Kwolek invents Kevlar, a polymer fiber that is five times stronger than the same weight of steel and is now used in bulletproof vests, helmets, trampolines, tennis rackets, tires, and many other common objects.

1983
Barbara McClintock, an American scientist and cytogeneticist, becomes the first woman to win, unshared, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for her discovery of a genetic mechanism called transposition.

1984
Frances Gabe invents the self-cleaning house. Each room of the house has a 10-inch square "Cleaning/ Drying/ Heating/ Cooling" device on the ceiling. At the push of a button, the cleaning unit sends a powerful spray of soapy water around the room and then rinses and blow-dries everything. Each room has a sloped floor to aid the water drainage, and all valuable objects and other things that should not get wet are stored under glass. The house, in the woods of Oregon, also has self-cleaning sinks, bathtubs, and toilets; a cupboard that doubles as a dishwasher; and closets that can clean and dry the clothes hung inside them.

1993
Ellen Ochoa becomes the first Hispanic female astronaut in space. The veteran of three space flights, who has logged over 719 hours in space, is also an electrical engineer with patents on high-tech optical recognition systems and optical systems for spacecraft automation.

Nah, none.

stimpson

The blow job.

phosphate

Josephine Cochran - Inventor of the Dishwasher

Celly Smunt

liah wrote: »

Nah, none.

that's a speck compared to male discoveries and inventions

BroomBurner

A woman invented windscreen wipers

Poor Craythur

Lise Meitner - discovered nuclear fission but her (male) boss took the credit.

sunflower27

pmcmahon wrote: »

that's a speck compared to male discoveries and inventions

And what have you invented? Huh? Huh?

"We'll probably never know how many women inventors there were. That's because in the early years of the United States, a woman could not get a patent in her own name. A patent is considered a kind of property, and until the late 1800s laws forbade women in most states from owning property or entering into legal agreements in their own names. Instead, a woman's property would be in the name of her father or husband."

Chaotic_Forces

pmcmahon wrote: »

that's a speck compared to male discoveries and inventions

Ugh not this fu*king argument again.

Bottom line: most places didn't have women as equal to men for thousands of years and that is why they aren't more famous women as there are to men.

bnt

Then there was the discovery of DNA: Watson & Crick ... & Rosalind Franklin. (What do you mean, you never heard of her? Funny, that ... )

Celly Smunt

sunflower27 wrote: »

And what have you invented? Huh? Huh?

chilli ketchup,how about you?

Poor Craythur

bnt wrote: »

Then there was the discovery of DNA: Watson & Crick ... & Rosalind Franklin. (What do you mean, you never heard of her? Funny, that ... )

Yup, Watson and Crick used her X-Ray photograph without permission. She probably would have figured out DNA's structure herself had they not done that.

liah

pmcmahon wrote: »

that's a speck compared to male discoveries and inventions

Is that really your argument?

Considering we've been living in a patriarchy for however many centuries, don't you think that's a bit disingenuous? How about waiting 'til we've actually got an equal established society for a while before pulling that nugget out of the bag?

I'd wager women have invented many, many more things throughout history.. whether they got credit for them or not is a different story entirely.

omg a kitty

Chaotic_Forces wrote: »

Bottom line: most places didn't have women as equal to men for thousands of years and that is why they aren't more famous women as there are to men.

That didn't stop Igor

sunflower27

pmcmahon wrote: »

chilli ketchup,how about you?

Yeah, right:rolleyes:

Celly Smunt

Chaotic_Forces wrote: »

Ugh not this fu*king argument again.

Bottom line: most places didn't have women as equal to men for thousands of years and that is why they aren't more famous women as there are to men.

the list speaks for itself,if they were really that determined they would've done it as a hobby

Poor Craythur

liah wrote: »

I'd wager women have invented many, many more things throughout history.. whether they got credit for them or not is a different story entirely.

+1

smk89

How to use their low cut tops to get the NCT first time

Celly Smunt

liah wrote: »

Is that really your argument?

Considering we've been living in a patriarchy for however many centuries, don't you think that's a bit disingenuous? How about waiting 'til we've actually got an equal established society for a while before pulling that nugget out of the bag?

I'd wager women have invented many, many more things throughout history.. whether they got credit for them or not is a different story entirely.

that's not my problem,men are clearly superior

senorwipesalot

The Monkees Peter Torks mother invented the paper clip.

Chaotic_Forces

pmcmahon wrote: »

the list speaks for itself,if they were really that determined they would've done it as a hobby

Yeah because I'm SURE that all women in the world were told "you can do anything, go to college". But wait, you live in a fairy-tale world, in a gumdrop house on Lollipop Lane.
You can try to say women are lazy and so on all you like. It doesn't change the facts.

omg a kitty wrote: »

That didn't stop Igor

What's Igor (assume you mean from Van Helsing/Dracula) go to do with anything?

sunflower27

pmcmahon wrote: »

the list speaks for itself,if they were really that determined they would've done it as a hobby

Edited... not worth the grief

Celly Smunt

sunflower27 wrote: »

Yeah, right:rolleyes:

it's actually true

giggsy664

BroomBurner wrote: »

A woman invented windscreen wipers

Which go great on a male invention.

The car

wolf moon

they have vaginas.
and booobs.

they dont have to invent anything.

Celly Smunt

this thread is full of feminist nazi's,it's not my fault women have done nothing since the industrial revolution.

omg a kitty

Chaotic_Forces wrote: »

What's Igor (assume you mean from Van Helsing/Dracula) go to do with anything?

Noo Igor http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465502/

And women have invented quite a few things in the past 100 years

Dunjohn

The baby.

liah

pmcmahon wrote: »

the list speaks for itself,if they were really that determined they would've done it as a hobby

Again, women wouldn't've had credit for their inventions in a patriarchy (not to mention that's not a full list), and would have had much less opportunity to invent things due to the fact they essentially had no rights and had to do what they were told.

It seems far more logical to assume that women have invented many things, perhaps not as many as men due to lack of opportunity in a vastly patriarchal system but certainly a substantial amount, but simply were not the ones to receive the credit.

Dudess

el diablo wrote: »

Besides Marion Donovan "inventing" the disposable diaper in 1946.

Quote-marks not needed - it was an invention, and a very handy one at that.

stimpson wrote: »

The blow job.

That was definitely a woman's idea? :pac:

pmcmahon wrote: »

that's a speck compared to male discoveries and inventions

... but the OP asked a question, and that answered it.

g'em

pmcmahon wrote: »

that's not my problem,men are clearly superior

With such an outstanding argument as that it's virtually impossible to disagree with you. I think this is where I put the ':rolleyes:' smiley in right?

Unfortunately it's true that far fewer women have discovered and invented things to men but like liah said this is hugely down to sociological and educational factors as opposed to ability.

Chaotic_Forces

pmcmahon wrote: »

this thread is full of feminist nazi's,it's not my fault women have done nothing since the industrial revolution.

I'd imagine actually deciding to give birth to keep your bloodline going would be something useful.

omg a kitty wrote: »

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465502/

Never heard of that. Thanks.

Pauleta

Lesbian Porn

Da Shins Kelly

pmcmahon wrote: »

this thread is full of feminist nazi's,it's not my fault women have done nothing since the industrial revolution.

Stop trying to wind people up, you goon!

holystungun9

Sexism?? I think they have another example right here. Good job you.

jesus_thats_gre

liah wrote: »

Is that really your argument?

Considering we've been living in a patriarchy for however many centuries, don't you think that's a bit disingenuous? How about waiting 'til we've actually got an equal established society for a while before pulling that nugget out of the bag?

I'd wager women have invented many, many more things throughout history.. whether they got credit for them or not is a different story entirely.

You have inadvertently identified one thing that they invented, i.e. basing an argument on nothing factual.

Jumpy

Poor Craythur wrote: »

Lise Meitner - discovered nuclear fission but her (male) boss took the credit.

Thats because wimmin cant fish.

Lone Stone

Women inspire men to do great things
And men only do these things to impress women.

Dudess

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

You have inadvertently identified one thing that they invented, i.e. basing an argument on nothing factual.

Who is this "they" you speak of?